Loreto High School Limuru

Senior-school information — 2026 intake

Senior-school cluster: C1
County: KIAMBU
Administrative subcounty: LIMURU
KNEC code: 11200005
UIC: GATC
Gender: Girls
Day / boarding: Boarding
Ownership: Public

2026 public boarding-school parent fee ceiling: KSh 53,554 or KSh 40,535, depending on the school's previously approved tier. This school's tier is not listed here.

Fee source: Kenya Gazette Notice No. 1449, effective 5 January 2026. For selection and placement updates, use the government portal.

Cluster and identifiers: December 2025 senior-school list, row 59. This list is hosted by Education News and attributed to the Ministry of Education.

Other dated register details: Teachers Arena (Ministry register mirror), row 2830. Published 2025-06-01; captured 2026-09-10.

The dated register does not confirm current vacancies, school-specific fees, boarding capacity or support services.

The earlier directory record and historical information are retained below.

Earlier directory summary

Loreto High School Limuru is in Kiambu County (Limuru Constituency).

Loreto High School Limuru is a girls boarding secondary school.

Loreto High School Limuru opened on 4 December 1936, founded by Loreto sisters from Ireland, Catholic missionaries who wanted to give African girls the academic education they were then denied. It started with seven girls, and in 1938 four of them sat the primary examination and began training as teachers.

Its first secondary class began in 1947, and its first two candidates sat the Senior Cambridge examination in 1954. A second stream was added in 1956. It was given permission to start an A-level arts class in 1970, and an A-level science stream with a laboratory followed in 1981.

Today it is a national girls’ boarding school in Limuru, Kiambu County, sponsored by the Catholic Church. Its motto, “Esto Fidelis”, is Latin for “Be faithful”.

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Earlier directory details

Legacy directory code: G2010134

Address: Private Bag Limuru

Level: Secondary School

Day/Boarding: Boarding

Gender: Girls

Ownership: Public

Sponsor: Catholic Church

Founded: 1936

Motto: Esto Fidelis

Student Needs: Ordinary

Facts

Board Teaching staff: 13

Dining halls: 1

Dormitories: 11

Laboratories: 6

Toilets: 231

Total Enrolment: 1,750

Total Teaching staff: 70

Transition to university or college after KCSE 2023: 96%

TSC Teaching staff: 57

Pupil Teacher Ratio: 25.0

Location

County: Kiambu

Constituency: Limuru

Province: Central

District: Kiambu

Division: Limuru

Location: Karambaini

Sub Location: Mabrouke

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Pathways and subject combinations checked 15 October 2026

STEM · 15 combinations

Pure Sciences · 3

Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry (ST1045)
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST1046)
Biology, Chemistry, Physics (ST1048)

Applied Sciences · 7

Agriculture, Biology, Home Science (ST2081)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2047)
Agriculture, Business Studies, Electricity (ST2048)
Agriculture, Chemistry, Computer Studies (ST2059)
Biology, Business Studies, Computer Studies (ST2097)
Biology, Computer Studies, Geography (ST2011)
Business Studies, Computer Studies, Physics (ST2007)

Technical Studies · 5

Business Studies, Chemistry, Media Technology (ST3066)
Business Studies, Geography, Media Technology (ST3068)
Business Studies, Home Science, Media Technology (ST3070)
Electricity, Geography, Physics (ST3026)
Geography, Media Technology, Physics (ST3082)

Social Sciences · 9 combinations

Humanities & Business Studies · 9

Business Studies, Christian Religious Education, French (SS2112)
Business Studies, French, History & Citizenship (SS2097)
Business Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2025)
Christian Religious Education, French, Geography (SS2040)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2019)
Christian Religious Education, Geography, Literature in English (SS2047)
Computer Studies, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2024)
Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Geography, History & Citizenship (SS2018)
Geography, History & Citizenship, Literature in English (SS2004)

Arts & Sports Science · 3 combinations

Arts · 2

Business Studies, Fine Arts, Music & Dance (AS1020)
Fine Arts, History & Citizenship, Music & Dance (AS1030)

Sports · 1

General Science, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film (AS2038)

Subjects in these combinations · 20

Agriculture, Biology, Business Studies, Chemistry, Christian Religious Education, Computer Studies, Electricity, Fasihi ya Kiswahili, Fine Arts, French, General Science, Geography, History & Citizenship, Home Science, Literature in English, Media Technology, Music & Dance, Physics, Sports & Recreation, Theatre & Film

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